Our House

The Vineyard House

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Big bold and very good. Happy 5-0 to me. Cheers! — 8 months ago

Altesino

Our 40th Harvest Brunello-di-Montalcino Sangiovese 2012

Bien fait, précis, herbes, épices, — 3 years ago

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Caymus Vineyards

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

Crowd pleaser, fruit forward cab with a velvety touch that pairs so well with a prime steak dinner. Won’t be our last bottle — 5 years ago

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Stack House

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

A very tasty Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley. Showing black fruits with cedar, vanilla, leather, spices, earth, chocolates, tobacco and herbs.

Bone dry on the palate, and full bodied with medium acidity.

Needs time to open up properly.
Still young and needs a few years in the bottle to mature properly.

Wine Advocate 92 points.

Spicy and tangy finish with firm tannins.

14.2% alcohol by volume.

91 points.

$43.
— 6 years ago

Paul, Daniel P. and 11 others liked this

Brick House

Cuvée du Tonnelier Ribbon Ridge Pinot Noir 2011

Really delicious Pinot. Burgundian style. Elegant. Cassis and muted earth. Amazing for the original price. This 2011 is long gone. Paid under $40 several years ago. Wish I had another. Hear my Dad saying in my head "Always buy two..." 😀 🍷 — 7 years ago

Ron, David and 3 others liked this

School House Vineyard

Spring Mountain District Pinot Noir 2010

Red currant and black raspberry, plus some raspberry leaf (greenness and tannin). Good acid, could still age a bit longer. — 8 years ago

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Taittinger

Comtes de Champagne Grand Crus Brut Blanc de Blancs 2012

One of our absolute favorites. Light and living and just effervescent with lemon curd and clean starfruit and just enough acid to keep the structure together. Incredibly delicate and a well done balancing act to get these flavors to exist with just enough yeast to reflect the lees. Absolutely delightful.  — 8 months ago

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Byron, Ron and 17 others liked this

Ruinart

Brut Rosé Champagne

Somm David T
9.3

Merry Christmas Eve-Eve!!! 🎄🎁🎅❄️🌟⛄️

Maybe, it’s the Christmas spirit and/or I really needed a good glass Rosé Champagne tonight but, I don’t recall this ever tasting better. Could simply be a better disgorgement? Ah, I’ll just say it’s Christmas Magic! Cheers! 🍾🥂

Shots around the house listening to our Christmas Eve Mix.

Yup, that’s my Wine Snowman! ⛄️

Be pairing this later with the Shari’s Chocolate Covered Strawberries that arrived today.

12/23/20.
— 4 years ago

Dick, Sofia and 32 others liked this

Dominus Estate

Dominus Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend

On its last legs. Still has sweet fruit and cedar. Went well with our hanger steak. — 5 years ago

David, Jonathan and 2 others liked this

Brick House

Ribbon Ridge Gamay Noir

I usually tend toward Pinot Noir, but when I want something just a bit bolder, Gamay hits the spot. I have really been enjoying this 2015 vintage. — 7 years ago

Château Pontet-Canet

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1999

Great wine in our room having some wine and cheese for dinner. It was a great buy and really hit the spot. I think this will be a trip of “risk and reward”. So what is the price point and how good is it???? This is a really nice wine. Would have it again for sure. — 8 years ago

Eric and Mike liked this

Château Latour

Premier Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1940

What a beautiful person inside and out! I'm blessed beyond measure to be able to call him "Dad". Words can't adequately express how much I Love him. We opened a few bottles last night that I will hold near and dear to my heart forever. We are celebrating his completion of 6 rounds of chemo therapy in his battle against Prostate cancer. This is his 3rd time in the ring against this opponent and it appears that he's won with a unanimous decision by knockout at this time!!!!!! Love you dad!!!!! So proud of your strength through this process. My Father was born in 1940. A difficult year to say the least:
Germans entered Bordeaux in June of 1940. As dictated by Hitler himself, it was the sworn duty of each and every commander to search and seize whatever could be used for the advancement of the German cause. Bedlam broke out. Chateaux' were ransacked, wine cellars were looted if not used for target practice. The Chateauxs were forced to continue producing wines. It's poetic justice that Mother Nature provided the Germans with the worst growing season from 1940 to 1944!!!! The Germans left Bordeaux in 1944 to the cheers of the residents "Au Revoir Les Allemands"!!!! The 1940 bottle that we enjoyed this evening survived World War II. It Survived the ransacking, pillaging & plunder of countless German soldiers. It's outer capsule showed evident signs of its struggle but it's inner beauty was unblemished and glorious. I've had many, many vintages of Latour from 1928 and on but none have ever tasted as perfect as the one we enjoyed tonight. This 1940 was perfect. It was a fighter, it never gave up, it never relinquished in the face of adversity. That's my Father, that my role model. He's a beautiful person inside & out. I think 1940 is the best vintage that I have ever had the privilege to enjoy. Special thanks to my good friends Michael Troise whom provided me with much of the insights in regards to the incredibly difficult vintage and David Page whom gifted this bottle to me for our celebration this evening. I will never forget your generosity. It was a glorious evening to say the least!!! Wine has a way of bringing people together and encapsulating an evening and event. I couldn't think of a better way to rejoice in his victory than to open a Father & Son birth year wine.
— 8 years ago

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Martin, Stanley and 72 others liked this

Brick House

Evelyn's Ribbon Ridge Pinot Noir 2014

Brickhouse’s flagship Pinot, estate fruit, best barrels. Integrated tannin, cherry fruit, some savory forest notes, enjoyed over a several hours without food and the last glass was the best. Worth the wait, I dig it. — 8 months ago

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Marchesi Antinori

Tignanello Toscana Super Tuscan Blend 2020

One of our all time favorite reds, Vanilla, red fruits, and lots of love. Celebrating our anniversary tonight. — 10 months ago

LM, Ted and 7 others liked this

Dom Pérignon

Brut Champagne Blend 2010

KD
9.1

Medium straw colour with a beautiful mousse. On the nose, lemon, pear, yeast and toast. Nice light body with perfect tiny bubbles that made the perlage super velvety in the mouth, a nice contrast to the crisp acidity. Notes of asian pear, white peach and apple, lemon and at times almost like ethanol and some toast with lingering hazelnut and ginger on the long finish. Not sure if our bottle was slightly off with the ethanol taste that came up once in a while. Will have to try another bottle. For science. — 3 years ago

Billecart-Salmon

Brut Rosé Champagne Chardonnay Blend

Celebration of our 2 Nd grandbaby so delightful — 5 years ago

Our Wine

Rkatsiteli 2011

H2O Vegetal (8ª Edició). El Pinell de Brai (Tarragona).
07.07.19
— 6 years ago

Krug

Grande Cuvée Brut Champagne Blend

Happy 6 Month Anniversary to our daughter & our son-in-law ♥️ — 7 years ago

David, Shay and 5 others liked this
David L

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6 months ... what are you pouring for the one year anniversary?😳
Anna Sangiacomo

Anna Sangiacomo

Great point. Didn’t think about that. Any suggestions? @David L
Mike R

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Exactly @David L